Roy de Winter, R&D Engineer at C-Job Naval Architects: “Working together with Viktor, we were able to build an easy-to-use tool that combines all our knowledge into a one-stop cloud-based solution for our engineers.”
Two Netherlands-based firms — C-Job Naval Architects and software program firm Viktor — have joined forces to create a software program program to optimize the hull design course of, making it as much as two instances quicker.
Called the ACD Resistance Module, the device optimizes a ship’s hull primarily based on its resistance, opening a path to delivering decrease constructing prices (CAPEX) and operational prices (OPEX) for shipowners.
“In the early phases of hull design, engineers must make decisions that can have an irreversible influence on later design stages,” says Roy de Winter, R&D Engineer at C-Job Naval Architects. “Therefore, it is beneficial to make these decisions in a data driven way. An optimization process is difficult and labor-intensive work, but is essential for a reliable and efficient result. Together with the Viktor platform, we were able to create a tool, the ACD resistance module, that automates this process and reduces building and operational costs.”
By utilizing the ACD resistance module, the possibility of getting to make modifications later within the course of primarily based on key-decisions made earlier within the design is claimed to be lowered to nearly zero, permitting for a smoother course of throughout the entire ship design.
The two firms had been properly matched to create the brand new software program device. With C-Job’s expertise in R&D, knowledge science, and coding, the corporate knew precisely what enter was wanted. As a software program firm with engineering DNA, Viktor helped convey C-Job’s imaginative and prescient to life. Its crew of improvement engineers offere experience and co-development all through the method of turning the thought right into a usable device with Python.
The ACD Resistance Module operates by way of the Viktor platform which gives a user-friendly interface the place a number of customers can work on tasks. Viktor takes care of the consumer interface, whereas C-Job’s area information is operating behind the scenes.
“Working together with Viktor, we were able to build an easy-to-use software tool that combines all our knowledge into a one-stop cloud-based solution for our engineers,” says de Winter.
“We strive to never stop exploring new ideas and technologies and were excited to collaborate with C-Job on a solution that helps unlock engineering potential to an exponential degree,” says Wouter Riedijk, CEO and co-founder of Viktor. “Through the Viktor interface, engineers can turn any idea into a cloud-based, interactive, user-friendly solution that is accessible to anyone.”
The ACD Resistance Module hull design device continues to construct on earlier work by C-Job: its accelerated idea design framework. This framework makes use of simulation software program together with in-house developed algorithms to generate optimized idea designs. The ACD Resistance Module makes use of the newest algorithms created by C-Job.
“Multiple algorithms were created and then added to C-Job’s ‘toolbox’ of optimization algorithms,” says de Winter. “These algorithms allow for complex design problems to be optimized in significantly less time.”
